First, it is beautiful.
Du Shiniang's characters are inseparable from the word "beauty". In the novel, Du Shiniang is a famous prostitute in the south of Beijing with a good face. I like her sons a lot, including Li Jia.
Second, intelligence and enthusiasm.
In order to be with angel lee, she made every effort. When angel lee had no money, she didn't listen to the pimp and drove angel lee out of the brothel. On the contrary, she fell in love with him. Later, for the sake of angel lee, he was insulted by pimps and directly clashed with pimps.
Third, we should have the ambition of "doing good"
She is not willing to be the plaything of the prince and grandson, and sincerely pursues her love. She knew that if she was addicted to fireworks, it would be difficult to see her parents again, so she deliberately accumulated a treasure chest and hid it in the yard with her sisters, hoping to polish her dress and achieve future karma.
Fourth, the ending is tragic.
Her tragedy was caused by the oppression of her by the dark feudal society. With angel lee, angel lee's father refused to accept her because she was a prostitute, and Du Shiniang was looked down upon. Later, she walked out of the brothel and could have lived a happy life, but angel lee was tempted by Sun Fu and betrayed her with her daughter. Finally, Du Shiniang jumped into the river and died, ending his miserable life.
Extended data:
Although Shi Niang is a prostitute, she is deeply oppressed, but she is indomitable and always struggles to get rid of adversity. She is eager to get out of the brothel. One day, when she was receiving guests, she met Li Jia, the son of Nanjing Buzheng. Angel lee saw the beautiful Du Shiniang and fell in love with her.
Du Shiniang was deeply attracted by angel lee's elegant manners, and they fell in love. Angel lee is immersed in the gentle countryside every day, regardless of her studies. When his father learned that, he flew into a rage and cut off his supply.
The brothel procuress said that as long as Li Jia took out three hundred and twenty pieces of silver in ten days, Du Shiniang could be redeemed. But Li Jia had no money and couldn't ask his father for it, so he found relatives and friends, but they didn't want to take money to help him fill it in the brothel. Fortunately, Li Jia's good friend Liu Yuchun helped him, and Li Jia finally redeemed his beloved.
Li Jia and Du Shiniang came to Guazhou Gudu and met Sun Fu who was lewd and sinister. He likes Du Shiniang very much, so they are interested in getting close to angel lee. When they knew the whole story, they expressed their willingness to give each other a daughter's gift and let him take it home and tell his father to award it to the museum in Beijing. Li Jia was moved and embarrassed, so she went home to discuss with Du Shiniang.
Du Shiniang was very sad to know. The next day, dressed as an ancient costume, she stood on the deck and looked at the treasure chest full of gold, desperate. Finally, after throwing the treasures into the river one by one, she jumped into the rolling river herself.
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